| Title | Aviation |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology aviation 1866, from Fr. aviation, from L. avis "bird" (see aviary). Coined 1863 by Fr. aviation pioneer Guillaume Joseph Gabriel de La Landelle (1812-1886) in "Aviation ou Navigation aérienne." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 aviation avi·ation / 7eivi5eiFn / noun[U] the designing, building and flying of aircraft 航空制造业；航空；飞行: civil / military aviation 民用/军用航空 the aviation business / industry 航空业/工业 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: army aviation , or aviation badge , or aviation cadet , or aviation engineer , or aviation insurance , or aviation medicine , or general aviation avi·a·tion \ˌāvēˈāshən, ˌav- — the variant with a in 1st syll seems to be more frequent for “aviation” than for “aviator”\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: French, from avi- (from Latin avis) + -ation 1. : the operation of heavier-than-air aircraft 2. : military aircraft < carrier-based aviation > < his aviation had sunk or damaged 52 Japanese vessels — Newsweek > 3. : aircraft manufacture, development, and design especially of a particular group or nation < advances in American aviation > |
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